Faced with a Choice of Expanding or Creating a New

question 11

Multiple Choice

Faced with a choice of expanding or creating a new high school that lacks its history and school spirit,parents and community leaders often opt for

• A)downsizing.
• B)supersizing.
• C)cost efficiencies.
• D)None of the above.

Understand the concept of competencies as sources of competitive advantage and how outsourcing affects organizational competencies.

Understand what HR functions are most commonly outsourced and why.

Recognize the trend of outsourcing as a significant strategy in reshaping management.

Understand the differences between outsourcing, alliances, partnerships, and joint ventures.

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Definitions:

Attachment

The emotional bond that forms between individuals, typically starting from a young age, influencing future relationships.

"Sexy Son" Hypothesis

A theory in evolutionary biology suggesting that females may benefit from mating with attractive males because their offspring, particularly sons, are likely to inherit attractiveness and have greater reproductive success.

Reproductive Strategy

A biological concept referring to the behaviors and mechanisms organisms use to produce offspring and ensure their survival.

Psychosexual Development

Freud's theory that describes how personality develops through five stages (oral, anal, phallic, latency, genital) during childhood.